Cameron faces EU showdown over Budget

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The Prime Minister will face the first test of his determination to prevent further powers slipping from Westminster Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

David CharterBrussels

Last updated at 10:41AM, June 8 2010

David Cameron faces a showdown with fellow EU leaders at his first European
summit next week as he resists calls to present his Budget to Brussels.

Finance ministers agreed last night to submit key details of national budgets
for review before they are presented to their parliaments.

The Conservative leader is refusing to implement the plan being pushed by
Herman Van Rompuy, the EU President, in the first test of his determination
to prevent any further powers slipping from Westminster.

Mark Hoban, the junior finance minister, was isolated among the 27 nations
last night when he told fellow EU ministers